Seattlest watches as a S.L.U.T. is born and Seattle Flickr users go nuts over a local art installation. A restaurant critic demands a Diner's Bill of Rights over a gnat next to her drink, and, in lieu of a Portlandist, Seattlest debates with itself over the identity of the Northwest's crown jewel. Seattlest also joins the guys from Fantagraphics for an ill-fated gun party in the woods. Bostonist got a crash course in what not... more ›

Marijuana is a serious cash crop in Washington state, ranking as the state'ss 8th most economically-viable agricultural commodity. And you thought people in Austin liked weed. Hundreds feared dead in Phillipines following massive landslide. Senate Republicans block Democrats' attempts to formally investigate Big Brother's Bush's illegal wire tapping operation. Iraqi Interior Ministry may be operating a death squad. That joke about ocean-front property in Arizona may be true sooner than we thought: Greenland's glaciers... more ›

On Friday afternoon, after the Senate spent more than 25 hours debating the appointment of Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) filed for cloture. The immediate result of cloture is to bring about a relatively expedient end to debate; tomorrow, the Senate will vote whether to approve Owen's nomination. But if Republicans fail to get the 60 votes necessary to approve her, as... more ›